Red Ryder Comics

Fred Harman’s long-running western strip Red Ryder was reprinted in this two-issue series from the Daisy Manufacturing Company in 1989, pairing the iconic cowboy and his young sidekick Little Beaver with the company’s air rifles in promotional comics. Harman, who both wrote and drew the feature, brought his classic, rugged art style to these special editions. Though brief, the series stands as a niche example of a brand tie-in comic from a toy manufacturer, preserving Harman’s work for collectors of western and advertising comics.